Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 40 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Kabir ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
3. 3.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
5. 5.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
6. 6.The children ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
10. 10.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
14. 14.Pooja ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
15. 15.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
18. 18.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
20. 20.My friends ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.My sister ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
30. 30.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.Sneha ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
34. 34.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
37. 37.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
39. 39.Isha ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged

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